Please click on the tabs below for the latest mental health and wellbeing information.
Shropshire Meet n Chat SEND Sessions
Meet n Chat SEND drop-ins are a chance for families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to get support with general SEND enquires.
You can chat with people from early help, education, health and the Parent Carer Council Shropshire (PACC).
The sessions are free to attend and are next being held:
- Bridgnorth Youth Centre, Bridgnorth Family Hub, 45 Innage Lane, WV16 4HS - Tuesday 15 October, 1.30pm-4pm
- Meole Brace Primary School Family Drop-in, Church Road, SY3 9HG - Thursday 7 November 2024, 9.30am-12 noon
You can find information of these and other drop-ins for families on the:
FREE Emotional Health Resources Hub for Parents
We are pleased to share the news that Bridgnorth Endowed School is in a pre-paid area for the emotional health resources hub: inourplace – Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin | inourplace
This means local parents can access a range of online support to better understand children’s emotional health, brain development and wellbeing for free..
School Nursing: Health for Teens
The School Nursing Team provide health and wellbeing information, advice, support and guidance to children and young people, teachers, families, carers and the wider community across Shropshire. They are part of the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service which contains Specialist Nurses (School Nurses and Health Visitors), Registered Nurses, Healthy Child Practitioners and Support Workers.
Every Local Authority funded school in Shropshire has a named School Nurse. We offer a broad range of services, workshops and events enabling schools to contribute to PSHE outcomes, as well as targeted one to one support for children and their families.
Young people in secondary school can see a school nurse in school for confidential discussions about any concerns they have around their health, we would not usually contact parents or carers to share this information unless we have consent from the young person or we feel that the young person is at risk of harm.
Highley Community Drop-ins
Go along to: Highley Library, Halo Severn Centre, Bridgnorth Road, Highley, WV16 6JG
The fourth Friday of each month, 9.30am-12.30pm
Free information, advice and support around;
- Housing support
- Getting older
- Family life
- Domestic abuse
- Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) support
- Parenting support
- Finance support
- Healthy living
- And much more
Dangers of Vaping and Snus Information
With an increase in the use of vapes and snus amongst young people, all year groups were given an assembly on the dangers.
Click on the link to see the slides: Dangers of Vaping and Snus Presentation
Parenting Support
Shropshire Council recognises how important the role of parents and carers is, and how difficult that role can be without the knowledge of appropriate strategies that can be used to deal with everyday parenting challenges. The Parenting Team offers a variety of services to support parents.
FREE Brightstar Boxing Sessions in Highley
Free boxing sessions for 10-18 year-olds every Friday starting 2nd February from 4.30pm to 6pm at the Halo Severn Centre in Highley.
For more information, please contact Julie on 07508 474859
Student Health Guide
Thanks to funding from the Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership, our students have access to free print and digital copies of the Student Health Guide (SHG).
SHG has been designed for schools, colleges, and universities to help develop students’ knowledge, understanding and resilience across six health and wellbeing topics: Mind, Body, Fuel, Fitness, Sex and Life.
The magazine has been created by award-winning behaviour change experts and medical professionals to offer students a single resource that recognises the interconnected nature of physical and mental health.
Working closely with the Community Safety Partnership, the publishing team has made sure that the content and signposting is local to Shropshire.
Kooth's Guide to Loneliness
Nearly all of us will have felt loneliness at some point in our lives. In the past few years especially, more and more people are reporting feelings of loneliness and isolation.
The cause of loneliness varies from person to person, and how it is experienced is unique to each individual.
Some of us feel lonely if we don’t have regular contact with people, or we don’t have a big circle of friends. Some of us can be surrounded by people, but can’t seem to connect with them or feel ourselves.
These are different situations, but they can both trigger feelings of loneliness. Download Kooth's guide to loneliness to find out more.
Kooth's Significant Incident Resource for Under 18s
When something serious or traumatic has happened, it can understandably have a huge impact on all aspects of your life, including your education.
The key message is to let you know that you are not alone and the team at Kooth has prepare a guide to offer some support and advice.
Changes to how you think, feel, and behave are a totally natural response to any traumatic event, however connected you feel to what happened. And while everyone is different, the guide gives an idea of what to look out for.
Child Exploitation in Shropshire
Shropshire Council has produced a leaflet on how to recognise the signs of exploitation in our community and report concerns.
It includes helpful information on what to look out for, what you can do as a member of the community and how to report your concerns. Download leaflet here
If you think a child or young person is being harmed or is at risk of being harmed you must contact Children's Services and tell them your concerns. Alternatively, it might be you who is being harmed. Don't delay, please get help straight away.
You can report your concerns by calling 0345 678 9021 or 0345 678 9040 if out of office hours.
Visit www.shropshire.gov.uk/childrens-social-care-and-health for more information.
If anyone is at risk of immediate harm, call 999
GOV.UK ParentWise Campaign
ParentWise is a government campaign that aims to build parents’ and carers’ awareness of some of the things their children could face growing up.
It has been designed to help them spot the signs that something could be wrong and empower and reassure them to act if they are worried.
Parents and carers have access to a dedicated resource with links to help and support, as well as advice on what to do when noting a change in a child’s behaviour.
For further online support resources aimed at 11 to 16-year-olds, please visit our Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources page
